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marcuri · 08-19-2005, 02:56 AM

haven't oc'ed this baby yet but i will very soon, its a 3000+ a64 (forgot the name, but its 90nm and 512 L2) and i've got mushkin 3500 redline memory and screwed around with the case alittle bit to have a 80mm panaflo blowing air onto the chips and a 120mm m1a panaflo exhausting air out the case right next to it. either way its good to hear that the temps won't go as high while ocing compared to air. its not that much quieter than air mostly due to the fact that i have the rad mounted externally using the thermaltake radbox and those 2 panaflo fans which are quiet but still audible, plus an additional 80mm panaflo 120mm panaflo and vantec 120mm stealth on intake. also i still have the crappy stock chipset fan on my DFI nf4 lanparty sli-dr mobo (which i don't think i'll be able to change due to the fact that it would cause problems with mounting a videocard into the pci-e slots if i put anything thats thicker in there.. and definately no chipset water cooling unless i can find one with barbs on the side) and the stock fan on my video card is kinda loud too.

i haven't yet tested the flow rate... i actually have no idea how to. i was thinking of buying this thing (Forgot the name of it... i'll blame it on being tired) that you put in-line that shows you your flow rate but i'm going to wait on it and maybe pick it up when i have more money. what ways are there to go about measureing the flow rate? also: whats the best way to measure the water temp?

also after running the pc for alittle while i'm getting 80-84 degrees F (up to 30+ degrees C) idle and up to 95 degrees F or 35C under load with prime 95. not sure why they went up alittle bit but my guess is it has to do with the arctic silver needing to be broken in.

yea i'm using 1/2" barbs with tygon 1/2" id 3/8" od tubing and those metal clamps with screws on all tubing/barbs tightened down really hard. i don't know what you mean by less restriction.. were you assuming i was using 3/8" id tubing?

quick question: am i decreasing my flow rates/effectivness of the cooling system by having the mag pump pumping the water "up" (the tubing goes up above the hieght of the res in the 5.25" bay and then loops down into the cpu block)?

p.s. cooling system is going from res -> pump -> block -> rad -> res... and i'll post pics of it soon cause its alittle unusual the way this whole thing is setup.

08-19-2005, 02:56 AM	#9
marcuri Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 15	haven't oc'ed this baby yet but i will very soon, its a 3000+ a64 (forgot the name, but its 90nm and 512 L2) and i've got mushkin 3500 redline memory and screwed around with the case alittle bit to have a 80mm panaflo blowing air onto the chips and a 120mm m1a panaflo exhausting air out the case right next to it. either way its good to hear that the temps won't go as high while ocing compared to air. its not that much quieter than air mostly due to the fact that i have the rad mounted externally using the thermaltake radbox and those 2 panaflo fans which are quiet but still audible, plus an additional 80mm panaflo 120mm panaflo and vantec 120mm stealth on intake. also i still have the crappy stock chipset fan on my DFI nf4 lanparty sli-dr mobo (which i don't think i'll be able to change due to the fact that it would cause problems with mounting a videocard into the pci-e slots if i put anything thats thicker in there.. and definately no chipset water cooling unless i can find one with barbs on the side) and the stock fan on my video card is kinda loud too. i haven't yet tested the flow rate... i actually have no idea how to. i was thinking of buying this thing (Forgot the name of it... i'll blame it on being tired) that you put in-line that shows you your flow rate but i'm going to wait on it and maybe pick it up when i have more money. what ways are there to go about measureing the flow rate? also: whats the best way to measure the water temp? also after running the pc for alittle while i'm getting 80-84 degrees F (up to 30+ degrees C) idle and up to 95 degrees F or 35C under load with prime 95. not sure why they went up alittle bit but my guess is it has to do with the arctic silver needing to be broken in. yea i'm using 1/2" barbs with tygon 1/2" id 3/8" od tubing and those metal clamps with screws on all tubing/barbs tightened down really hard. i don't know what you mean by less restriction.. were you assuming i was using 3/8" id tubing? quick question: am i decreasing my flow rates/effectivness of the cooling system by having the mag pump pumping the water "up" (the tubing goes up above the hieght of the res in the 5.25" bay and then loops down into the cpu block)? p.s. cooling system is going from res -> pump -> block -> rad -> res... and i'll post pics of it soon cause its alittle unusual the way this whole thing is setup. Last edited by marcuri; 08-19-2005 at 03:05 AM.